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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Armine Sargsyan

Outreach Analyst

Community Relations and Outreach Branch

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Community Relations and Outreach Branch (CROB)

The Community Relations and Outreach Team is dedicated to consumer Outreach and Education. We partner with local leaders to engage local communities.

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Since 2019, we have met with more than

150,000 people to through 875 virtual and in-person events in all 58 counties of the state

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Californians need insurance they can rely on. That’s why we created Safer from Wildfires.

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Protect your

home or business

of walls

  • Class A fire-rated roof
  • 5-foot ember-resistant zone around the structure
  • Noncombustible 6 inches at the bottom
  • Ember- and fire-resistant vents
  • Double pane windows or added shutters
  • Enclosed eaves

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Protect the

immediate surroundings

decks

  • Cleared vegetation and debris from under
  • Move sheds and outbuildings at least 30 feet away
  • Trim trees and remove brush in compliance with state and local defensible space laws

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Protect the

whole community

Neighborhoods can form a Firewise USA community

Cities, counties, and local districts can become certified as a Fire Risk Reduction Community

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Regulations to lower costs and increase transparency

  • Require insurance companies to provide discounts to homeowners and businesses for hardening their homes

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  • Provide consumers with transparency about their “wildfire risk score” that insurance companies assign to properties

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  • Give consumers the right to appeal their risk determination

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  • Public hearing was held on April 13, 2022 — regulations were approved October 14th

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  • Insurance Companies had until April 12, 2023 to submit plans on how they will incorporate new regulations

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QUESTIONS?

1-800-927-4357

insurance.ca.gov

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